press reaction is predictable. i do hope he just furthers the solving of the problem . --- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yeah, Bush hasn't been there yet, but I think this > could be one > photo op that really comes back and bites him in the > A**. > Reading the posts on the site since I first saw it, > it looks like > there are about as many people who are convinced > that it's "Bush > bashing" as there are who think he's the Devil > incarnate for using > soldiers to advance his political goals. It'll be > interesting to see the > press reports after his visit. > > The possible good that may come out of this is that > he won't use it > strictly as a photo op to support questionable > policies in prosecuting > the war, but as we've discussed before, Bush and > others in his > administration are not likely to pay attention to > other viewpoints. > > > On 3/30/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > so this is an article about the generals responce > to > > other news articles speculating on what bush might > do > > and not on anything that he actually did. although > the > > news articles speculation may be based on previous > > experiences or may not be based on anything but a > idea > > of something to write. > > > > --- "Kendall D. Corbett" > <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > OK, I said I'd get you back to your previous > > > discussion, and then I saw > > > this.... > > > > > > > > > > > http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/03/general_to_bush.html > > > > > > > > > On 3/30/07, Kendall D. Corbett > > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Article on recently passed bill to improve > health > > > care for injured service > > > > members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. > I > > > have no argument with > > > > improving the care that returning soldiers > > > receive, but I do wish there was > > > > a way to ensure that all people with > disabilities > > > would receive the care > > > > they need. We now return you to your previous > > > discussion ;-{)} > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Date: Mar 30, 2007 11:00 AM > > > > Subject: FW: House Passes Bill to Improve > > > Veterans' Care > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Justice For All Moderator [mailto: > > > [log in to unmask]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:57 PM > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: House Passes Bill to Improve > Veterans' > > > Care > > > > > > > > House Passes Bill to Improve Veterans' Care > > > > > > > > March 29, 2007 > > > > > > > > WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Reacting to shabby > > > treatment of wounded > > > > service members at Walter Reed Army Medical > > > Center, the House on > > > > Wednesday created a coterie of case managers, > > > advocates and > > > > counselors for injured troops returning from > Iraq > > > and Afghanistan. > > > > > > > > The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act, approved > 426 > > > to 0, also > > > > establishes a hot line for medical patients to > > > report problems in > > > > their treatment and demands an end to the red > tape > > > that has > > > > frustrated disabled service members as they > move > > > from Pentagon > > > > care to care by the Veterans Affairs > Department. > > > > > > > > The bill would affect some of the more than > 25,000 > > > American > > > > service members wounded in hostile action > since > > > military > > > > operations began in Iraq and Afghanistan. > > > > > > > > "We cannot allow those who have fought our > foreign > > > enemies in the > > > > defense of freedom to come home and fight the > > > federal bureaucracy > > > > to get the health care they need," said > > > Representative Candice S. > > > > Miller, Republican of Michigan and a member of > the > > > Armed Services > > > > Committee. > > > > > > > > The White House said in a statement that while > > > those goals were > > > > commendable, the legislation was premature and > > > suggested that > > > > Congress wait for a report from a presidential > > > commission and a > > > > task force on the war-wounded created after > the > > > exposure of poor > > > > conditions and treatment at Walter Reed. Those > > > findings are > > > > expected by the end of July. > > > > > > > > The bill requires Senate action before it goes > to > > > the president. > > > > > > > > Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of > > > California, whose > > > > support for a strong military is a cornerstone > of > > > his presidential > > > > aspirations, said he was particularly pleased > with > > > a provision > > > > that would improve personal care by limiting > > > medical care case > > > > managers to 17 cases at a time. Mr. Hunter, > the > > > ranking Republican > > > > on the Armed Services Committee, said he also > > > liked the > > > > legislation's move toward more information > sharing > > > between the > > > > Defense Department and the V.A. and steps to > ease > > > the transition > > > > to veteran status. > > > > > > > > Under the bill, the defense secretary would be > > > required to provide > > > > disabled service members being separated or > > > retired from active > > > > duty with a written plan for transition to > V.A. > > > programs. > > > > > > > > Several amendments directed that more > attention be > > > paid to the > > > > mental health of returning combatants. > > > > > > > > Source: New York Times > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > For more news issues, see: > > > > http://www.aapd.com/docs/news.php > > > > > > > > # # # > > > > > > > > MODERATOR, Anne Sommers, JUSTICE FOR ALL -- A > > > Service of the > > > > American Association of People with > Disabilities > > > (AAPD). 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